Picnicface was a Canadian

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troupe based in Halifax,

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, consisting of Mark Little, Andrew Bush, Kyle Dooley, Cheryl Hann, Brian MacQuarrie,

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, Scott Vrooman and Bill Wood. Formed in 2006, the group were most noted for their viral video "Powerthirst", which garnered far more views than their 13-episode sketch comedy television series which aired on

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in 2011.

Background

The group has performed in

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, and other Canadian cities. They have had a special on CBC Radio and had a weekly sketch and

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comedy show in Halifax. In 2011, Picnicface were featured in a film called ''

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'', and a satirical book about Canada for

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called ''Picnicface's Canada''.

Television series

Thirteen episodes were ordered by The Comedy Network. Picnicface aired on Wednesday nights at 10:30 pm Eastern/9:30 pm Central. The series was executive-produced by

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from '' The Kids in the Hall''. The series won three

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at the 13th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2012, for Best TV Series, Best Ensemble and Best Writing in a TV Series. In late April 2012, Bell Media, the network's owner, decided not to renew the series for a second season.

Episodes

Later work

In 2013, Bush created the comedy web series ''

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'', June 12, 2013. which received two

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nominations at the

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'', which premiered on

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in January 2019. Rosen was one of the creators, alongside

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, of the comedy web series ''

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''.Norman Wilner
"Crave’s New Eden explores why women are drawn to true crime"
''

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'', January 1, 2020.

References

External links

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